Okay something wierd is happening!

Yesterday I posted on here the public and banking Holidays and gave you the dates and the link to check it out for your self!

Then today out pops a Currency auction held today!

More than $ 153 million central bank sales Bmzadeh today
12/24/2015 15:04


Tomorrow Press / Baghdad:

Iraqi Central Bank announced on Thursday that it sold more than one hundred and fifty-three million dollars in the auction for the sale of foreign currency, adding that it will continue to sell the dollar and buy at the price of a thousand and one hundred and sixty-six dinars.

According to a statement of the bank seen by "tomorrow Press", "The size of the amount sold today reached 153 million, 262 thousand, and $ 757, priced at 1182 dinars exchange rate to the dollar, and with the participation of 22 banks and 18 financial conversion company."

He explained that "the Iraqi Central Bank to continue buying and selling dollars at 1166 dinars," adding that "the sale of remittances price of 1187 dinars / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank of $ 21 dinars per dollar, with total cash sales price of the dollar in 1190 dinar / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank and of 24 dinars per dollar. "

The Iraqi Central Bank has raised the value of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar by 16 dinars, an increase of 1.37 percent to 1182 dinars.

http://alghadpress.com/ar/news/43315/أكثر-من-153-مليون-دولار-مبيعات-البنك-المركزي-بمزاده-اليوم                    


But what is more Interesting than that was what I saw on the Arabic side of the CBI

(3101) 23-Dec 1,220  1,182   10,530,000  10,530,000       0


3102   24-Dec   1,220   1,182  153,262,757   17,190,000  136,072,757

http://www.cbi.iq/documents/C.B.I.%20FOREIGN%20EXCHANGE.pdf